. Dreer's 1913 garden book. 101. ANNUAL, LARKSPURS. This is one of the best known of garden flowers, and in recent years a vast im-provement has been effected, by careful selection in size and color of the blossomsand the general habit of the plant. Seeds sown in the open ground before theclose of April will produce flowering plants by the beginning of July, and give acontinuous succession of flowers from then until frost, a recoid that is not sur-passed by any other annual. They make handsome beds or lines, and their free,graceful habit and bright colors are very effective when interspersed i
. Dreer's 1913 garden book. 101. ANNUAL, LARKSPURS. This is one of the best known of garden flowers, and in recent years a vast im-provement has been effected, by careful selection in size and color of the blossomsand the general habit of the plant. Seeds sown in the open ground before theclose of April will produce flowering plants by the beginning of July, and give acontinuous succession of flowers from then until frost, a recoid that is not sur-passed by any other annual. They make handsome beds or lines, and their free,graceful habit and bright colors are very effective when interspersed in the old-fashioned flower or shrubbery border. They stand well when cut, and a vase ofone or mixed colors is indeed charming. {For Hardy Perennial Larkspurs see Delphinium, page 89.) Double StOck=flowered. The finest variety with splendid spikes of beauti-ful double flowers. 2\ to3 feet. (See cut.) PER PKT. Dark Blue 10 Lilac 10 Lustrous Carmine or Newport Pink 10 Finest Mixed. All colors. J oz., 20 cts.; oz,, 60
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